Stories from Friday, December 28, 2012

A routine traffic stop last month led to a major narcotics bust and the arrest of suspects in two states. The case began Nov. 14 when Deputies Kyle Moore and Garrett Kinan from the Elmore County Sheriff's Office stopped a vehicle on the interstate for making an unsafe lane change...

A local man convicted in the stabbing of five individuals at a Mountain Home bar earlier this year was sentenced to 15 years in prison during a hearing in district court Dec. 17. Juan S. Tabares will spend nearly three years in confinement before he qualifies for parole after he pled guilty to the incident at Charlie's Place in February...

The Mountain Home Tigers started well but could not maintain their lead last Wednesday night, dropping a 51-36 conference boys basketball game to the Kuna Kavemen at Kuna. Down 9-6 with 3:36 left in the first quarter, the Tigers went on a 7-0 run to take a 13-9 lead into the second period...

Bruce W. Lord, 67, passed away Dec. 25, 2012, at home after battling a long illness. He was born to Oliver and Maxine Lord on March 13, 1945. Bruce spent his younger years on the ranch at Mayfield, Idaho, where his family farmed and raised cattle. Bruce loved to be on the farm equipment. He went to a one-room school in Mayfield for the first eight years of his schooling. He was always the head of his class. He was the only one in his grade. The family moved on to Mountain Home for high school...